Job Description

Regional Director – South

Location: South Region (Regular regional travel required)
Salary: £70,000 - £82,000 + Car Allowance
Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Make a Difference. Lead with Purpose.

At Fedcap Employment, we're committed to helping people overcome barriers, improve their wellbeing, and achieve sustainable employment. As part of The Fedcap Group, we deliver life-changing services that improve economic mobility and create stronger communities.

We're now looking for an exceptional Regional Director to lead our Southern operations, driving performance, growth, quality, and innovation across a portfolio of employment and skills contracts.

This is a high-profile leadership role for an experienced operational leader who can inspire teams, build strategic partnerships, and deliver outstanding results for customers, commissioners, and communities.

The Role

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across the Southern region, ensuring our contracts consistently achieve high levels of performance, compliance, customer satisfaction and financial sustainability.

You will lead a team of senior managers and work closely with commissioners, local authorities, employers, delivery partners and key stakeholders to strengthen Fedcap's reputation, influence future service design and identify opportunities for growth.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading operational delivery across multiple contracts and locations, ensuring contractual targets, quality standards and customer outcomes are achieved.
• Driving a culture of excellence, continuous improvement and innovation across the region.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with commissioners, political stakeholders, local authorities and strategic partners.
• Acting as a visible ambassador for Fedcap, representing the organisation across the region and supporting future growth opportunities.
• Providing leadership and oversight of subcontractor and partner performance.
• Managing regional budgets and contract profitability, ensuring effective forecasting and financial control.
• Identifying performance risks early and implementing effective improvement plans where required.
• Developing high-performing teams through coaching, leadership and talent development.
• Working collaboratively across the organisation to support strategic priorities and organisational objectives.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for a commercially aware and values-driven leader who combines strategic thinking with a strong track record of operational delivery.

Essential Experience

• Significant senior leadership experience managing large-scale, outcome-focused contracts.
• Proven experience leading high-performing operational teams across multiple locations.
• Strong understanding of contract performance, quality assurance, compliance and continuous improvement.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders, commissioners and external partners.
• Demonstrable success in driving business growth, operational excellence and financial performance.
• Experience implementing new services, delivery models or contracts.
• Strong analytical, commercial and financial management skills.
• Knowledge of the employability, skills, welfare-to-work or related sectors.
• Ability and willingness to travel extensively across the region.

Why Join Fedcap?

At Fedcap, our work changes lives. Every day, we help people move closer to employment, independence and improved wellbeing.

When you join us, you'll be part of a values-led organisation built on:

• Kindness – treating everyone with care and compassion.
• Respect – valuing different perspectives and experiences.
• Integrity – doing the right thing, every time.
• Innovation – finding better ways to deliver lasting impact.

Our Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, financial security and career development:

• 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays), with the option to buy or sell leave.
• £500 annual flexible benefits allowance.
• Pension scheme with employer contributions matched up to 5%.
• Life assurance worth 4x your annual salary.
• Cycle to Work scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7 for you and your family.
• Digital wellbeing platform including virtual GP access, fitness resources and mindfulness support.
• Learning and development opportunities to support your continued growth.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone is treated fairly, feels they belong, and can do their best work. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and communities, and we value the different perspectives and lived experiences they bring. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

• Fedcap Employment is a Disability Confident Leader employer. We will consider reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and, where required, in the workplace. We will not exclude a candidate with a disability unless they are unable to carry out a duty that is intrinsic to the role, after reasonable adjustments have been considered.

• We are positive about employing veterans, serving personnel, and spouses/partners and family members, as part of our commitment to the principles of the Armed Forces Covenant

• As a Ban the Box employer, we assess applicants on their skills and potential. We do not ask about criminal convictions at the initial application stage, and any relevant information is considered fairly and in line with the role.

If you need any adjustments to apply for this role or to take part in the recruitment process, please let us know. We’re committed to making our recruitment process fair, accessible and inclusive for everyone.

About Fedcap

Fedcap Employment is part of The Fedcap Group, a global network of mission-driven organisations dedicated to advancing economic mobility. Across the UK, US, Canada and Australia, we support more than 330,000 people every year through services focused on employment, education, health and economic development.

Join us and help create opportunities that change lives.